Councillor urges Winnipeg mayor to rescind civic award given to Food Fare owner | Man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 killing of rural Manitoba neighbour | Virden airport expansion will accommodate larger planes, air ambulance service
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Councillor urges Winnipeg mayor to rescind civic award given to Food Fare owner; Ramsey Zeid, co-owner of Winnipeg's Food Fare stores and president of the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba \(CPAM\), accepted a Mayor's Business Improvement Zone Award on May 15 on behalf of the grocery chain's Maryland store\.

Councillor urges Winnipeg mayor to rescind civic award given to Food Fare owner

May 26 , 2025 at 05:18:01 p.m. CST • :

A Winnipeg city councillor is demanding the mayor revoke a civic award presented to businessman Ramsey Zeid over social media posts regarding the Israel-Hamas war which have left her worried.

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Man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 killing of rural Manitoba neighbour; Eric Wildman, left, has been given a life sentence after he was convicted of killing his neighbour, Clifford Joseph, in 2021\. Wildman's lawyer has said he plans to file an appeal\.

Man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 killing of rural Manitoba neighbour

May 26 , 2025 at 01:36:43 p.m. CST • :

Clifford Joseph's family didn't express their grief through words at the sentencing of the man convicted of killing him almost four years ago — but they still showed up to court to watch Monday as Eric Wildman was handed a life sentence for Joseph's murder.

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Virden airport expansion will accommodate larger planes, air ambulance service; Pilot Brock Andrew's family invested \$1\.5 million to help upgrade the Virden Regional Airport\.

Virden airport expansion will accommodate larger planes, air ambulance service

May 26 , 2025 at 03:11:35 p.m. CST • :

The province announced Monday it is investing $1.65 million into the Virden airport expansion. Brock Andrew and his family have invested $1.5 million to support the infrastructure.

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Right name, wrong house: Liens slapped on 14 properties registered to men with same name; Jaswinder Singh Brar suffered several stressful days after a finance company put a lien on his family home\. It turned out a different man with the same name owed more than \$100,000\.

Right name, wrong house: Liens slapped on 14 properties registered to men with same name

May 26 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Jaswinder Singh Brar owns one of 14 Manitoba properties that had liens placed on them. However, he wasn't the one who owed money and says the onus shouldn't have been placed on him to prove it.

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Semi driver found guilty in fatal 2020 crash at rural Manitoba highway intersection; Earlier this month, Associate Chief Justice Shane Perlmutter of the Manitoba Court of King's Bench found semi driver Sukhbir Singh guilty of dangerous driving causing death in relation to a fatal collision at a rural Manitoba intersection in 2020\.

Semi driver found guilty in fatal 2020 crash at rural Manitoba highway intersection

May 26 , 2025 at 08:26:06 a.m. CST • :

A semi-trailer truck driver who was involved in an accident that killed a 34-year-old man on a rural Manitoba highway five years ago has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death.

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Remains found in 2024 being investigated as homicide, Manitoba RCMP say; RCMP released surveillance photos of a man who police believe may have information about the homicide, and are asking for help finding him\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 12:43:31 p.m. CST • :

Remains found in 2024 being investigated as homicide, Manitoba RCMP say

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Private prosecution trial of Manitoba live-horse exporter adjourned; In this file photo, draft horses, bred for their meat, are pictured waiting in a crate on the tarmac of Winnipeg's airport\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 03:36:27 p.m. CST • :

Private prosecution trial of Manitoba live-horse exporter adjourned

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$500K estate of woman under care of public guardian will go to Winnipeg Foundation, judge rules; A Manitoba judge has ruled the estate of Minnie Blustein, a woman who died under the care of Manitoba's public guardian and trustee in 2017, should be used to finance scholarships though an endowment fund at the Winnipeg Foundation\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

$500K estate of woman under care of public guardian will go to Winnipeg Foundation, judge rules

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Winnipeg police identify homicide victim found injured on Cumberland Avenue; A Winnipeg police cruiser on Friday remains near the spot on Cumberland Avenue where police found an injured man around 1 a\.m\. that day\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 11:16:19 a.m. CST • :

Winnipeg police identify homicide victim found injured on Cumberland Avenue

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'Resentment is high,' says Whiteshell resident as homeowners, cottagers wait for information about return; Jason and Jocelyn Martin, who own a home at West Hawk Lake, say they have been frustrated with the lack of communication about the Whiteshell wildfire evacuation\.  

May 24 , 2025 at 04:48:27 p.m. CST • :

'Resentment is high,' says Whiteshell resident as homeowners, cottagers wait for information about return

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May 25 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

As a new mom with postpartum illness, I asked for help. Instead, they threatened to contact child welfare

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May 26 , 2025 at 02:49:45 p.m. CST • :

Former PC cabinet minister thought push for Manitoba silica mine was within rules

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May 24 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

98-year-old Grunthal twins happy to still be teasing, living next door to each other

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May 24 , 2025 at 11:20:27 a.m. CST • :

Manitoba RCMP ask for help to solve homicide of 24-year-old last seen alive 1 year ago

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May 23 , 2025 at 04:52:07 p.m. CST • :

Former PC government paid JohnQ Public $18M days before election announced

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